Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-19
4 PUBLISHED LETTER
Creates . Widespread Sen
sation In England and
Elsewhere.
The Friends and Sup
porters of P1rnell CaIl
1t a Forgery.
Comments, Denials and Exc
crations FROM all Quarters.
Interesting Meeting in the H0ase Of
CemmOns-caase Of an Apparent
Ineivility - Conviction sf
Socialists.


Atkaek On RaFnell.
LONDON, April 1.-THE TSBass. AZ
proof OF its assertiss, at the oonclazion
Of il article on @Parnellism and Orime.n
says that il has further documsutsFv
evidence, and prints fac simiIe Of 4
letter signed by ParneIl and supposed
70 have been addressed to ERan 20 paci-
/ ~ bis sub0rdinaaes when Parneil pub
licly denouBced the Phoenix Park mur-
dere. The letter filed one side Of an
ordinary sheet Of note paper and is in
strange handwriting. sYours truly.
Chas. s. PaTnell,s in Parnslrs own
handwriting. is at the tsp Of another
leaf. The Times suggests that the sig
nature was 90 written In order that IL
could be torn of If necessary. Tue let
ter which 10 dated simply 'l5. 8, So"
is as fellows:
"DEAR sIss-I am not surprised at
your friends aRReE, bat be and ysu
should know that 10 denouncs the mur-
der vas the only course open 10 us. To
do that promptly was plainly our best
policy, but ysu csn tell him and all 9th
ers concerned. that though l regret the
accident Of Lord Oavsndish's death, I
cannot admit that Barke got no more
than bis deserts. You are st liberty to
snew him this, and others whom ysu can
trust also. bat let not my address be
6nown. He can write 10 the House of
C0mmons."
The Times says ParnelI cannot expect
that simple reputation of the letter
can have aBy effect on pablic opinion.
de mnst bring more solid proof 10 annal
the effect Of the disclosure.
Reception Of the Alleged Parnell Letter
LONDON, April I8.-The alleeed letter
Of Parnell, Supposed to have been ad-
dressed TO ERsn, relative TO the Phoenix
Park murderers, which the Times pub
lishs d this morRinQ, has caused an i'm
mense excitement among all parties.
In an interview today. Olancey, Par
nellite member for Dablin County,
branded the letter ss an infamous oon-
coction, and declared ID bears internal
evidence 81 forgery. He said alss. that
suspicion vas already directed against
certain person as the forQer. Irish
members Of Parliament departed for
Dublin this morning to compare the
handwriting in the letter attributed to
Pafnell, with that Of the person sus-
pected.
The Globe. 10 commenting on the let
ter says: Until the horrible acquisition
that ParDell wrote the letter is proved,
We shall discredit it."
The Pail Nal Gazette says: "Until
the authority of the letter shall be ab
solately proved there will be no need to
discuss IL"
The 81. James Gazette says: "The
letter is 20 grave document that il will
not do to regard it as genuine until Par
nell shall be heard from concerning t."
The Parnellites all declare the letter
an Infamous connection and a deliber-
ate invention 10 publish slander against
the leader Of the Home Rule party.
They say that even en- the low ground
of expeoieney Parnell would be the last
man in the world to write a letter con.
tanning such damninQ admissions. tn ey
contend, therefore, that all reason in
the case proves the letter Co he 9
forgery on the face of il. Pointing for
proof to the contents Of the document,
especially to the written warning to the
person 10 whom the letter purporteA TO
be written, not to disclose the address
when no address Is given. The fact
that the signature is the only part Of
the letter In PsrnelIs writing is, by
itself, the Home Rulers argue, proof
that the whole thing is q fraud 40
cordinQ 10 them, while Il would be diff
cult 70 obtain enough specimens Of Par
nslPs handwriting to enable q foreer to
initiate TO the extent necessary to sue
oessfully palm OF the whsle letter as bis,
il is not af all difficult TO obtain his sig
nature.
Psrnsll. the agent of the Associated
Press is authorized 10 state. will eata-
Rorically deny that be wrote the letter.
Parnell will make his denial in the
| House Of Commons. The editors of the
Times will be sammened 10 the bar Of
the Commons 10 explain the authority
Of the letter.
LONDON, April Is. - The sensation
produced by the publication OF the let
Ter has bees 20 great that the especially
large edition o: the Times issaed 30
inset the expected demand has proved
to be insufficient.
LoEDoN, April Is.-In au interview
today. Psrnell pointed out that. 81
thooRh st hrss sight some Of the letters
in the Times foe smile appeared 10 re-
semble his autograph. close comparison
shows decided and striking difference
in many important points. The forgery
slopes upward and the genuine hand
writing downward. Parnell always
| places fullpoinf after the initial "S. !"
In his name. which the forgery omifs
The ''r'' 10 Parnell and the co in
Charles are quits different from any
thing be has ever written. The letters
"Ch" in Chss- are abnoFmally long. and
the - and ''P" are the only letters in
aDy way resembling his genuine auto.
graph. The pen at the beginning Of
the letter "a" IN the forged Chas. vas
evidently taken OF the payer. whereas
tn the genuine signature u % always
written without 3 break. The forgery,
ParDell says, 10 the work Of q person
accustomed to penmanship and writing
q flowing hand, wksreas his own wrii
ina 10 always ir crAmped style. Par
/ nell further said that the letter and
strongly suspected the identity Of the
forReF. he is undecided Wbsther TO
prosecute the Tira4s or not.
LNooLS (Eeb. }, April ls.-In relation
90 the letter which appeared IN toe l. IN
don TIrses 81 Saturday, purp0rtine 70
have been addressed By Mr.. ParnslI 20
Patrick EeAn ia 1852, Apologizinr for
having dsDouneed the Ptmnix PARK
maFdsrers. Mr.. Egaa has Today sd
nreessed the folloSinq cable message 20
hen. Henry LSboachsrs, q pgonineui
member Of the Gladstone party in tbe
H0ass Of Commons. Sanderson,s
statements in references 10 ne are an
mitiRated, wiifui slanderA- Parnell
never wFoie ne any fuch letter as that
qaoted 10 tie London Ti,nes The
whole thing is base fabrication.
In the nsuse % oemmsas.
L0SDoS. Aprii ia ave Ii0s whic
pablisAed today urges the Conservatives
20 attend the meeting Of the Commons
tonight - as n be on hand 10 vote 70.
The second reading Of the Iriah Crimss
Act Anendment bill. Ths members
began 10 drop into the Hsasa 81 80 an
ssaAlly eAriy boar today IN order 10 -
eore ssass. tie belief being that sn-
other sosne similar 20 that of Friday
Higbt will oeenF dagiug the tveuirQ
se.@31n-
Col. kipe HarroR. tue new PAr,Ss